On the other hand, if you – like me – would far rather spend your precious free time in front of a glowing screen than among sweaty posers down a gym, they do have some value. If you’re into exercise at all, then you’re better off looking elsewhere, because the Pebble 2’s tracking abilities are pretty basic. The fact that Pebble’s placed its Health app right at the heart of the Pebble 2 is no accident: Pebble sees simple fitness trackers such as the Fitbit Charge 2 and the new Misfit Phase as its main competition rather than the all-singing, all-dancing and all-too-expensive Apple Watch.īut can the Pebble 2 really do the job of a dedicated tracker? Well not really. As compromises go, it’s one I’d take every time. Still, the low-res display does have one major positive: you’ll comfortably get a week’s use out of it before needing to recharge. With the display lit up it’s bright enough to read front-on in all conditions, but because the viewing angles aren’t so hot, you’ll regularly end up playing wrist Twister in order to make out what the time is. Most of the Pebble 2’s talents revolve around notifications, and for reading a short email or SMS on your wrist, the display is perfectly adequate.Ī bigger problem is viewability. However, none of that seems particularly problematic when you’re using it.
No, it won’t give your 4K TV a run for its money. What’s more, it hasn’t even had a resolution bump over the four-year-old Classic: you still get 144×168 pixels spread over a 1.26inscreen, protected by Gorilla Glass 3. After getting colour screens on the Time models, we’re firmly back in monochrome E-Paper territory for the Pebble 2.
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